Developing a backup strategy

I want to talk a minute about backup strategy. You've put a lot of work into your Aperture library, and you've put a lot of work into…capturing your images and uploading them onto your computer. So, you want to make sure that all of that is protected so…that you have it, in case there is a computer crash or something unpleasant happens.…So, you have two basic routes to go.…The first route is, if you are using the managed approach, the managed library approach. As I talked about in the import movies…and that's a choice that you have to make when you import your images. You have to choose managed or referenced.…

If you go the managed route,…then you can back everything up in the Vault and I'm going to show you how to do that in an upcoming movie. I am going to show you…how to create a Vault and then back everything up to it. So, that's very easy. You just create the Vault,…you update it whenever you want and all of your work including your master files go into that Vault.…Now the thing is, you want your Vault to live on an external firewire drive, right?…

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7/3/2008

Derrick Story refers to Aperture as "a professional photo management application that anyone can use." In Aperture 2 Essential Training, he shows how novice photographers and professionals alike can make their image organization, retouching, and presentation routines more fun and efficient. Derrick demonstrates capturing and importing images from different sources; adding captions, ratings, and keywords; and sharing work in the form of web galleries, prints, and even books. He reveals his best image adjustment tricks, as well as tips on customizing the Aperture workflow to suit each photographer's unique style. Example files accompany the course.

Topics include:

Understanding Aperture terms, interface, preferences, and workflow

Creating metadata presets and adding keywords on import

Importing images from a digital camera, hard drive, or iPhoto library

Using tethered shooting

Viewing images with previews, slideshows, and metadata overlays

Comparing, selecting, and organizing images

Correcting white balance, exposure, levels, and color

Using Retouch, Straighten, Crop, Vignette, and other image adjustments